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Belkin F5D8635au4A Port Forwarding Instructions

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This page will show you how to setup a port forward on the Belkin F5D8635au4A router.

If you are not sure what port forwarding is you can read our What is Port Forwarding guide to help get started.

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Configure your Computer to Have a Static IP Address

Port forwarding the Belkin F5D8635au4A to your computer can be more reliable if you first configure a static IP address on your computer. We have instructions to setup a static IP address for Windows 7, Windows 8, and a variety of other devices on our Static IP Address Settings page.

Please note that while setting up a static IP address on your computer is optional, it is still a very good idea to go ahead and do it. In the long run it will make your port forward much more reliable.

Login To The Belkin F5D8635au4A

To get started forwarding a port you need to login to your Belkin F5D8635au4A router. If you are already logged in you can skip this step.

To login to the Belkin F5D8635au4A, follow our Belkin F5D8635au4A Login Guide.

Forward a Port on the Belkin F5D8635au4A router

Find The Port Forwarding Section of the Belkin F5D8635au4A

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This is the status page from your Belkin F5D8635au4A router.

After you have finished logging into the Belkin F5D8635au4A you are taken to the Status page of this router. On the left is a list of links, choose the one labeled Virtual Servers, this is under the heading of Firewall.

Configure the Port Forwarding section of your Belkin F5D8635au4A

Now to forward a port, make the following changes:

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This is the port forwarding page from your Belkin F5D8635au4A router.

This takes you to a page like the one you see above. In the first empty line place a check in the box labeled Enable.

Next to this is a box with the label of description. Enter the name of the program in this box. This is not crucial, it can be anything that will help you remember in the future why you are forwarding these ports.

If you are forwarding a single port, you are going to be entering this number in four different places. Enter the port number in both boxes under the heading of Inbound Port and both boxes under Private Port. If you are forwarding a range of ports, enter the lowest number of the range in the left box of both the Inbound Port and Private Port boxes. Then enter the highest number of the range in the right box of both the Inbound Port and Private Port boxes.

Next, is the Type drop down menu. Use this menu to choose the type of protocol you want to use to forward these ports.

In the box labeled Private IP Address enter the IP address you are forwarding these ports to. For instance, if you are forwarding these ports to run a game on your computer, be sure to use that computer's IP address here.

Once you have finished all of the steps above, click the choice labeled Add and then Apply Changes. That's it, you're finished!

Test if Your Ports are Open

Now that you have forwarded ports on the Belkin F5D8635au4A you should test to see if your ports are forwarded correctly.

To test if your ports are forwarded you should use our Open Port Check tool.

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